What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration granted; final decision after reconsideration deferred pending further review of the merits and entire record.
Defendant sought reconsideration of the WCJ's August 29, 2024 Findings of Fact & Order regarding temporary disability indemnity rate; the WCAB granted reconsideration and deferred final decision pending further review.
What was disputed, and how it came out
Each issue the panel decided, with the reasoning it gave. An outcome is what this panel did on this record — not a rule, and not a prediction.
The WCAB found it unclear whether there was a stipulation to the maximum temporary disability indemnity rate and granted reconsideration to further study the issue.
From the decision · page 5Here it is unclear from our preliminary review of the existing record as to whether there was a stipulation to the maximum temporary disability indemnity rate by the parties, particularly as it pertains to the payment of indemnity pursuant to section 4661.5. Taking into account the statutory time constraints for acting on the petitions, and based upon our initial review of the record, we believe reconsideration must be granted to allow sufficient opportunity to further study the factual and legal issues in this case. Reconsideration is therefore granted for this purpose and for such further proceedings as we may hereafter determine to be appropriate.